majordome

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maggiordomo, from Late Latin māior domūs (“steward”), from Latin māior (“main, principal”) + genitive singular of domus (“household”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒɔʁ.dɔm/

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• Homophone: majordomes
• Hyphenation: ma‧jor‧dome

Noun

majordome m (plural majordomes)

1. majordomo

Further reading

• “majordome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.